Program: Women’s and Gender Studies Minor - Saint Mary’s College of California

Apr 06, 2025

2023-2024 Academic Catalog

WGS Lower Division

The minor requires the following two courses

WGS 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies
WGS 351 - Feminist and Gender Theories

WGS Upper Division

The minor requires one course from the following

WGS 300 - Topics in Women, Gender, Sexuality
WGS 311 - Queer Theories
WGS 312 - Masculinities

Electives

The minor requires a total of three electives at the 200 level or above. Categories may overlap, but the total number of electives must add up to three courses.

Group 1

Take one course on ethnically and racially diverse communities in the United States from the following list

ES 301 - Critical Race Theory
ES 302 - Youth Cultures, Identities and New Ethn
ES 303 - Chicana/o/x Experiences
HIST 229 - U.S. Women’s History
SOC 312 - Race and Ethnicity
TRS 320 - Topics in Systematic Theology
TRS 334 - Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of a New Creation
TRS 335 - Latin@ Religious Experience & Theology
TRS 371 - Gender and Religion in American Culture

Group 2

Take two courses from this list. The courses should be from different departments.

ANTH 357 - Gender and Culture
ANTH 359 - Kinship, Marriage & Family
BIOL 188 - Biology of Women
COMM 263 - Topics in Communication/200-Level
COMM 316 - Advertising and Civic Engagement
COMM 461 - Communication & Social Justice
DANCE 308 - Asian Dance in the Contemporary World
DANCE 309 - Dance History: Anti-Racist/Decolonial Approach
DANCE 401 - Dance and Performance Studies
ENGL 306 - American Literature Before 1800
ENGL 320 - American Ethnic Writers and Oral Traditions
ENGL 322 - African-American Literature
ENGL 324 - Latinx Literature
ENGL 328 - Children’s Literature
ENGL 329 - Women Writers
ENGL 340 - Single Author
ENGL 350 - Introduction to Drama: Classics to Cutting Edge
ENGL 351 - Contemporary Drama: Theatre for Social Change
ENGL 354 - Topics in Film
ENGL 382 - Feminist Theory
ENGL 385 - Performance Theory
ES 301 - Critical Race Theory
ES 302 - Youth Cultures, Identities and New Ethn
ES 303 - Chicana/o/x Experiences
ES 305 - Asian American History Through Pop Culture
GRS 306 - Global Perspectives on Literature & Art
HIST 229 - U.S. Women’s History
HIST 262 - Women in Modern European History
HIST 263 - Health and Welfare in Modern European History
HIST 341 - Women in Latin American History
HIST 342 - Revolution in Latin America
HIST 344 - Drugs in Latin American History
HIST 366 - German History: Heretics, Dictators, Land of Ideas
HIST 367 - Global Citizens and Subjects in the British Empire
KINES 301 - Women in Sport
POL 310 - Politics and Race
POL 321 - Gender Politics
POL 346 - Food Politics
POL 364 - Political Theories of Decolonization
POL 365 - Theories of Justice
PSYCH 332 - Psychology of Gender
PSYCH 333 - Human Sexualities
SOC 307 - Whiteness
SOC 311 - Sociology of Families
SOC 312 - Race and Ethnicity
SOC 315 - Wealth and Poverty
SOC 316 - Global Migration
SOC 320 - Social Movements
SOC 325 - Gender and Society
TRS 320 - Topics in Systematic Theology
TRS 334 - Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of a New Creation
TRS 335 - Latin@ Religious Experience & Theology
TRS 336 - Latin@ Spirituality: Roots, Origins, and Contemporary Experience of a People
TRS 337 - Afro-Latin@ Theology
TRS 371 - Gender and Religion in American Culture
SPAN 320 - Special Topics in Literary Studies
SPAN 322 - Special Topics in Hispanic Cultural Studies
SPAN 441 - Latin American Literature II
WGS 201 - Histories of Women, Gender, Sexuality
WGS 300 - Topics in Women, Gender, Sexuality
WGS 321 - Social Justice Praxis